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. The headquarters of Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai is located near Maita Station in

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, Japan.

Name of the organization

The name of the organization can be analyzed as follows. *''Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto'' (大山ねずの命) (name of the religion's main deity) *''Shinji'' (神示), *''Kyōkai'' (教会), The official name of the religion written in

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is given in the image below. The third character from the left (resembling but without the horizontal stroke in the middle right) is not

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hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

(''nezu-no'') is usually typed instead. Shinjikyoukai

Beliefs and doctrines

The religion's official doctrine is . The deity worshipped is the goddess Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto (大山ねずの命).

History

Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai was founded on September 23, 1953 by Tomomaru Sai (供丸斎; born Sadao Inahime 稲飯定雄; 1905–1988). The religion believes that Mori Hideko (森日出子; November 15, 1946 – 2002), known in the religion as Tomomaruhime Sensei 供丸姫先生, is the divine incarnation of Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto. She was announced to be a

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on November 15, 1987, which is also the starting date of the religion's calendar.

Publications

One of the religion's most important texts is ''Shinjitsu no hikari: shinji'' (真実の光・神示) (), a collection of divine revelations. English-language books published by Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai include: *''How to Live'' (心の基) *''The Path to Truth, a Journey of Light'' (真実への道光の足跡) *''Kokoro no Tabiji: My Story'' (救われた体験事例) *''The Basic Principles: Family, Health, and Work'' (理知の真理) *''Ceremonies: The Principles'' (儀式の真理)

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